Health
23% of young black women now identify as bisexual
Since 1972, social scientists have studied the General Social Survey to chart the complexities of social change in the United States.
Jun 11, 2019
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News tagged with lesbian women
Overweight & Obesity
Lesbian and bi women at increased risk of being overweight
Lesbian and bisexual women are at increased risk of being overweight or obese compared to heterosexual women, according to new research from the University of East Anglia and UCL.
Feb 20, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Gay dads and their kids still face social shaming
(HealthDay)—Two-thirds of gay fathers have felt the pain of social stigma, and they have encountered that stigma most often in religious settings, a new survey shows.
Jan 14, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Bisexual women most vulnerable to poor health and wellbeing
Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) Australians continue to experience significant disadvantage when it comes to health and wellbeing compared to their heterosexual peers, a University of Queensland study has found.
Dec 14, 2018
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Health
Study explores sexuality and gender gaps in political perspectives among college students
A University of Oklahoma sociologist, Meredith Worthen, has published a new study in the journal, Sexuality Research and Social Policy, on sexuality and gender gaps in political perspectives among lesbian, gay, bisexual, ...
Dec 06, 2018
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Health
Do sexual minority women receive appropriate sexual and reproductive health counseling?
According to a new study that used data from the National Survey of Family Growth 2006-2015, lesbian women were less likely to report receiving a birth control prescription or birth control counseling compared with heterosexual ...
Nov 06, 2018
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Health
Gender minorities less engaged in health-promoting behaviors
(HealthDay)—Lesbian and bisexual women and transgender adults have lower participation in health-related behaviors than heterosexual men and women, according to research published in the Aug. 17 issue of the U.S. Centers ...
Sep 10, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Who (really) wants gaydar to be accurate anyway?
Researchers from the University of Surrey, Instituto Universitario in Portugal and University of Padua in Italy, studied whether heterosexual, homosexual and lesbian men and women believe their voice is an indicator of their ...
Apr 25, 2018
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Health
Study finds higher rates of sexual violence among bisexual women
While sexual harassment and sexual violence have been pervasive problems for women over the course of history, a recent study has uncovered that bisexual women specifically experience sexual violence more often than straight ...
Nov 15, 2017
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Health
LGB older adults suffer more chronic health conditions than heterosexuals
Lesbian and bisexual older women are more likely than heterosexual older women to suffer chronic health conditions, experience sleep problems and drink excessively, a new University of Washington study finds.
Aug 24, 2017
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